The developmental regulators, FlbB and FlbE, are involved in the virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 766-770

  Kim, Sung Su ^a   Kim, Young Hwan ^b,c   Shin, Kwang Soo ^a  

^a Daejeon University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; FlbB; FlbE; LaeA; PMN death

Indexed keywords

FUMAGILLIN; GLIOTOXIN; LAEA PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FLBB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FLBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE DELETION; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SUPERNATANT; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; WILD TYPE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL DEATH; CYCLOHEXANES; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GLIOTOXIN; NEUTROPHILS; SESQUITERPENES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 84879164938     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1301.01002     Document Type: Article

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